Happy 5th of July

Wow, I am the suckiest blogger now. I am averaging a post per month. That's pretty weak. I should make an Independence Day resolution to be a better blogger. But then again, I think resolutions are problematic and actually make people less likely to do things. I'm at a loss as to what to do here.

California and Computers and Writing was awesome. It was fun to see old friends and hang out with new friends I haven't gotten to know as well outside of school. At first I was nervous that I wasn't going to be discussing anything new or cutting edge, but I quickly realized, everyone was talking about the same thing, just calling it something different. I saw people I actually read and cite in my papers. And then, when it was all said and done, I went to the Winchester Mystery House with Robin and Kaleb. It was awesome. San Jose was pretty awesome.

For the last two weeks I've been in MI. I actually leave today. It's been nice, a lot nicer than my trip at Christmas. I saw my nephews who were hilarious as always. I saw my friend Molly who is about to give birth to a boy in about 4 weeks. She asked me what I missed about MI and OH and I did manage to come up with a few things:
1. Panera. We don't have any in NM and I really miss the Mediterranean Veggie Sandwich
2. Good sushi. Well, I actually haven't had sushi in Las Cruces. There are sushi restaurants, but I don't know...it's the desert, where are they getting the fish? I did break down in Albuquerque and eat some, but it was the big city. Anyhoo, I had some sushi here and it was delicious.
3. My gym. I loved, loved, loved my gym. It was so clean and always had a machine open and everyone was friendly. My gym in Las Cruces gets the job done and it is fairly clean the people are friendly, it's just not the same.
4. My dr. She was very nice and the appointments were quick and she always was very encouraging about my weight loss.
5. Sunday Morning - the show, not the actual morning. It's on in Las Cruces, but at 7 am and I am never up at 7 on Sunday to watch it.

I may miss these things, but sunny, warm weather all year round and beauiful mountain scenery and a laid back atmosphere make up for this all.

Oh, and I read alot. I finished:
> Pigs in Heaven
> March

And I read from. start to finish:
> My Antonia
> Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name

I have Then We Came to the End for the plane ride home.

Well, the next time you hear from me, I'll be back in the desert. Hopefully I'll remember to blog and it won't take too long. Until then...